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The school will be closed on Monday 19 September as a mark of respect on the day of Her Majesty The Queen's funeral.

At the Clinton Church of England School, all pupils are supported by the teachers as individuals to strive to be inspiring changemakers in a caring, family and community-centred rural environment. Our C360 curriculum offers an opportunity for children to explore their own talents as well as learn new skills. This is laid out within our four cornerstones; 

 

    *    Academic (Wisdom, Knowledge and Skills) 

    *    Character (Hope, aspiration and courageous Advocacy)

    *    Community (and living well together, dignity and respect) 

    *    Innovation 

 

The land our school is built on was generously donated by Lord and Lady Clinton.

This is a Church of England Primary School in the Diocese of Exeter. Recognising the historic foundation the school will preserve and develop the religious character in accordance with the principles and practice of the Church of England and in partnership with the Churches in the Parish and Diocese.

The school aims to serve its communities by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers its pupils.

 

‘Let your roots grow down into him and let your lives be built on him.’

Colossians 2:7 

 

Primary School sets the foundation for lifelong learning and we strive to ensure that when children leave our setting to move onto secondary school they already have the tools to be courageous advocates for their own, their communities and the world's future.

Samantha Drew

Headteacher

Our Classes

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Nothing from December 15, 2025 to January 14, 2026.

ABOUT OUR SCHOOL

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The Clinton C of E School,
Merton,
Nr Okehampton,
EX20 3EQ
Telephone:  01805 603357
Email:   theclinton.sch@alumnismat.org

Gates open at 8.45am
Register at 9.00 am.
School finishes at 3.30pm

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The Clinton C of E School

The Clinton C of E School

Together we nurture, love and learn whilst inspiring changemakers

The PTFA raised incredible amount at our bingo event on Friday. These funds will support the children in their curriculum as well as extra curricular activities. We couldn’t be more proud of our team of fantastic parents who give so much to support to the school as well as the parents and public who joined us On the night. Thank you all!Thank you so much to everyone who supported the bingo last night.It was a huge success and we made an amazing £900 for the Clinton C if E School Special thanks to all the local businesses that kindly donated raffle prizesRuby Oak swimmingSaplings in the woodElliotts FabricationRuby UK The Mill Personal TrainingHamblysDunstaple/ Farmer TomsCrediton DairyCrediton MillingRichard Tidball Insurance The malt scoopOakwood fencingExcel AgriHJ WardTorridge Gates The Globe Beaford The Plough ArtsBideford TherapiesWayne Slee/ Farm to PlateNatasha Palmer/ GD accountancy Ltd Active Torridge Tarka Lesuire Pam and Paul Sanders (Potatoes)Mableys melts Limiteds.com ... See MoreSee Less
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The children in Kingfishers went to the church in Merton today to decorate our tree in the Christmas Tree Festival with our handmade decorations that Miss Hicks helped us to make. Please visit the festival if you are able to. ... See MoreSee Less
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*Bingo....this Friday!!!!*At The Clinton Hall...6.30 doors open eyes down 7pm! Please come and support our amazing PTFA who work so hard to raise funds to support the children in our school. All welcome! ... See MoreSee Less
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Yesterday both classes enjoyed an interactive presentation on fire safety from the Fire Service. The children were all very engaged and learnt a lot about smoke alarms, how to stop, drop and roll if you are on fire and how to safely charge appliances. ... See MoreSee Less
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The PTFA ran an after school bake sale for Children in Need today...they raised £80.73. What an incredible amount for our small school. Thank you to the PTFA members for running this. ... See MoreSee Less
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